argyle in spring

to bring the world His truth...

2010-09-29T08:00:00.000-06:00

well, it's here.
september 29, 2010.
i'm a missionary.

all i can say is, "far and wide
we tell the Father's story, far
and wide His love proclaim."

God be with you till we meet again...
. . . in april 2012. loves!

pedestrian is human being.

2010-09-23T15:05:00.002-06:00

today on the way home from Logan i saw a billboard that said, "save a pedestrian, save a life..." doesn't that seem kind of obvious?

is this ad relevant to you?

2010-09-22T12:16:00.001-06:00

went to smith's today to develop some pictures. photo down for the day.
went to rite aide today to develop some pictures. photo down for the day.

went to great clips today, said "cut an inch".
an inch and a half and a heck of a lot of layers later,
i have a new hair-do.
good thing i trust tricia. hah!

had the strangest dream this morning, with the tingey family? weird.

it's supposed to rain today!!

going to logan tomorrow! so excited! hopin' the leaves are red, at least a bit?!

devin wanted me to grow my hair out... oops.

the mission to-do list is down to just a few small items. hooray :)

i'm hoping the family pictures we took the other day will be done before next week!

next week at this time i'll be in the MTC. WOWzers. no big deal.

yesterday my mom said "there comes a time when you just have to
move on. it's time for you to leave, sara." ha ha! glad i'm not the
only one that's bored out of their mind sitting around home!

"20 years in debt, 20 years in the government, 20 years can never get me by" --america - non stop listening!

aaron christensen updates his status on facebook like every two hours. crazy boy.

glee came back last night! too bad this is the only episode i get to see.

wednesdays are good days.

blah.

2010-09-20T22:13:00.000-06:00

in all my spare time today i was just reading over some of my old blog posts from last year and the beginning of this year. wow, i used to be such a better blogger than i am now. my posts recently have been so boring. my apologies to you, all 3 faithful readers! hah! right now my life consists of these 3 things: family, devin, and mission prep. not too exciting. well, that's not true, it's all exciting, but not so much blog-worthy exciting. i only left my house once today, for like 10 min only. here's to proving my laziness:
7:00 up for family scripture study
7:30 back to bed
10:00 woke up for reals, made myself french toast
10:15 wasted lots of time on facebook and blog stalking
11:00 studied preach my gospel
1:30 realized how long i'd been sitting there without moving, went to the bathroom and played piano for a second
2:00 started writing farewell talk #2
4:30 started reading some conference talks and studying preach my gospel again
5:30 took hannah to library
5:50 read some more scriptures, finished pmg chapter
6:15 organized the mess in my room, gathered some more stuff for the mish, got lost on facebook again
7:30 dinner with the fam
7:55 jam session with hannah on piano and cello
8:15 fhe with the fam. low key
8:50 rootbeer floats
9:00 went to room and read old blog posts, thus the purpose of this post
10:30 i will be in bed. missionary curfew calls, after all.

wow, such an exciting day, right? I MISS BEING BUSY. however, lovin' all this study time!

so, here's to a recommitment to making the next 9 days of blog posts better than they have been this summer... lo siento, again.

"sometimes i like the 5 dollar cheeseburger, but other times i'm satisfied with a french fry or two. yes, just one or two."

my voice shall echo thy message sweet

2010-09-19T22:02:00.000-06:00

"trusting my all to your tender care
and knowing thou lovest me,
i'll do Thy will with a heart sincere,
i'll be what you want me to be.

i'll answer dear Lord, with my hand in thine,

i'll go where you want me to go."

525,600 minutes

2010-09-19T17:15:00.001-06:00

i miss being busy! this break from life has been nice, but i'm pretty excited to get out of here and have a busy life again. busy is my middle name and i haven't been living up to that, ha ha! 10 more days, friends. 10 more days.

porch swing

2010-09-17T07:22:00.000-06:00

"picture you on a front porch

your smile shows your teeth

i'm sittin on the stairs

got this image with me

i give you everything that you want

on top of all that you need

and all that i ask in return

is a lifetime with me

and i know that it's a good thing

and time goes slow when you're on a porch swing

life can show me everything

when i look at your ring

ask me again in 5 years

it'll still be the same

except for one thing

and that's just your name

we'll watch this little town grow

everything new seems so strange

but you're still in my arms

and your eyes don't change

and i know that it's a good thing

and time goes slow when you're on a porch swing

and life can show me everything

when i look at your ring"

love this song, thanks for the fun find, ems! <3

7 napkin kind of girl.

2010-09-15T21:06:00.001-06:00

that's right. 7 napkins. i hate going to a restaurant and they bring you... one napkin. my sandwich tonight was hecka messy and let's be honest, that can get embarrassing. cowboy grub has the same problem. can't i get me some napkins? 7 please.

"you're all smiles and silly conversation as if this sunny day came just for you... tell me what's right with you" -- when did you fall, chris rice, on repeat!

mission shopping: done and DONE. after days and days of shopping practically everyday we finally finished the daunting task. woo! it's a good thing too, the lady at macy's recognizes mom and i now... awesome.

CANADA!

yesterday at the sister missionary mall, devin walks up to the counter and awkwardly asks... "can i purchase something here?" made my day. pretty sure he's the only boy that ever goes in that blessed store. what a good sport he is! "i'm glad i get to see your shopping side. that's important." baaa.

i think the amount of times i've been to provo this year has way exceeded the sara ence limit. oh but guess what... moving there in 2 weeks. good thing i only have to stay for 3 ;)

i'm really missing my logan autumn! with all the leaves starting to change down here i keep thinking about how much i love logan in its brilliant red fall-ness, and wow. logan-sick am i.

i wrote a "last will and testament" today. just so these young fellas and fellow don't have to fight over my stuff while i'm gone:

ba ha ha.

turns out having only church music on your ipod isn't such a bad thing after all.

our waitress at red robin tonight was so bubbly... and an awesome saleswoman. i would've order liver and onions from her, had she asked.

would you still be friends with me if my hair looked like this everyday?

on npr the other day they were interviewing this guy who had written this book about the periodic table of elements... one "everyday" story for each element. you could call in while he was on the radio and talk about your favorite element from the table, and also share personal stories you had with different elements. do people really have regular occurrences with the periodic table, like that they'd be willing to call in and share?

it's a pretty fun feeling to still be on summer break when everyone is so stressed with school and such. i sit home and read all day. and LOVE it! don't worry though, soon i'll be busy again. busy preachin' the word! mmhmmm.

devin called to invite me to my own brother's birthday party as his date. ha ha, always something new with this boy ;) happy happy happy.

i saw a car for sale today. it had window chalk on it that said, "car 4 sale. runs good. runs real good."

i miss hannah's hilarious stati. they've gotten real deep lately. nbd.

i'm listening to christmas music right now HA HA. i guess that holiday display at macy's really got me excited today. don't judge. it's a one hour deal.

lovin' this:

just a country lovin' girl all the time all the sudden. 104.3 is my new best friend.

i love what ashlin said today, "i wish facebook counted as a class in school... i would have a really good grade." wouldn't we all, sista? wouldn't we all.

also, the other day, ashlin's little 5-year-old sister called 911 like 10 times with a friend, then had to talk to an officer about it for a good little while. funny funny.

i still need a haircut. but i want to grow it out. but i want to cut it. but i think i'll grow it out. but tomorrow i might cut it. gahh i don't even know anymore, someone tell me what to do :P

the world needs more places like this:

the right to hold you tight

2010-09-13T18:45:00.002-06:00

today i finally finished the "rainy day" box,
and BOY is it good. can't wait to give it away!

that is all :)

loves her momma's lemonade

2010-09-12T17:19:00.000-06:00

i hate the sound that goodbye's make.

can't believe i have to start saying goodbye to people.

what a crazy time.

:(

victims

2010-09-12T10:14:00.000-06:00

"more often than not, love jumps at us unexpectedly
in moments when we start to fall little by little,
unknowingly, more and more, until it's too late
to break that strategically secret connection."

pain throws your heart to the ground

2010-09-11T23:10:00.000-06:00

but love turns the whole thing around.
no, it won't all go the way it should,
but i know the heart of life is good.

whit.jen.sar.kate.

{ missin' these ladies tonight! }

so true it's painful.

2010-09-10T07:26:00.002-06:00

member what i said earlier about all roads leading to provo?

guess where i'm going today... ;)

leaf spin.

2010-09-09T22:01:00.002-06:00

my favorite time of the year is spring, when it's just getting warm enough to walk outside in a short sleeved shirt and a light jacket. no more snow, no more coats, flowers budding, birds to wake me up in the morning, and school's almost out for summer.

but, my almost favorite time of the year is fall. I LOVE FALL WEATHER! i love football games. i love the changing leaves. i love pumpkins. i love fall holidays and the upcoming holiday season. i love back to school (even though i didn't get to do that this year...) i love sweatshirt weather. i love pulling out my jeans again. i love cold fall nights. i love cuddling in the fall - cuddling in the cold is the best time to cuddle ever, he he! i love cleaning out my room and bringing my long sleeved shirts to the front of the closet. i love fall!!

3 weeks?

2010-09-09T21:57:00.001-06:00

so, i'm leaving in 3 weeks from yesterday. :)
after watching future sister jessica myers open her call
yesterday (brazil, santa maria!), i got another wave of
mission excitement. this week, reality's been setting
in that i really am leaving so soon, i'm really going
on a mission... leaving my family, leaving devin,
taking a break from school and real life, for 18 months...
going to live in another country with complete strangers
for 18 months. WOW. 18 months. but, as i was watching
the cute little MTC videos ("the district"- they're great!), i
got both so excited and so nervous. i've said it before, but
i've never been so excited and nervous about any event in
my life. the closer i get to leaving, the more stuff i gather
and add to the perpetual piles in my room, the more i read
preach my gospel and study my scriptures, the more i attend
the temple, and the more i just stop and think about what
i'm getting myself into, the more i just have to stop and
breathe. today i wrote one of my farewell talks, and just
picturing myself up in front of the congregation giving
my talk, with everyone i love there, i just got this gut-
falling, heart-wrenching feeling that i am leaving. i am
leaving, and soon. 3 weeks goes by SO fast. i'm leaving
in 3 weeks. WOW. 3 weeks. 3 weeks from yesterday.

he's got a point

2010-09-07T23:19:00.002-06:00

last night: (after devin decided to stay in salt lake rather than go to his fhe at b.y.poo.)

s: "thanks for forfeiting fhe to be with me :)"

d: "yeah. that family isn't eternal anyway."

s: "i'm glad you think the ence family is"

d: ";)"

at dinner on sunday david, aunt ally, kristen, and i had an interesting discussion about the newly created singles ward dilemmas. no more ward hopping, guys. this is for real. they mean business. funny though - ally (whose husband, my uncle greg is the singles ward bishop in holladay) was saying there's a flaw in the system - we want people to meet each other in the singles wards, but not go to church with their significant other. "church is not a place to cuddle and scratch backs of the one you love... it's a place of worship." (so true...) david said his bishop said "if your girlfriend is in another ward, that's too bad. join the ward activities committee and organize an activity with her ward. but when you come to church, you don't bring her, and when she goes to church, she don't bring you." ally and i wonder how this works, exactly. just food for thought. the singles ward system never ceases to entertain. haaa.

ps i wrote the longest blog post this morning then never posted it and it got erased. boo mac, boo.

i feel my savior's love in all the world around me

2010-09-07T23:05:00.000-06:00

did i ever mention that we got up for the sunrise at my cabin deep in the heart of the mountains? gorgeous!

good morning mountain world!

"these fries are so yummy!"

2010-09-06T22:43:00.001-06:00

so... the parentals are out of town for 6 days. partyin' it up in powell. today they hiked a mountain to get coverage to call us... hah. what dedicated parents, i love it :) anyway. it's been a great [exhausting] weekend playing mom. definitely another eye opener of how much my mom really does for all of us. i can now see why she sometimes comes home and says she never wants to drive again, and the house seems to be a bit messier all over today, hah! we've had a happy weekend though, culminated today with front row above the dugout bees seats and an exquisite dinner at five guys. here's to another happy weekend!
huzzah!

elder mcrae :)

2010-09-04T23:40:00.000-06:00

i got a letter from my dear friend alex mcrae today! he's doing great and i'm so proud of him and how much he's grown up already, just in 3 months! but one paragraph he wrote really stuck out to me today:

"the lord will bless you, and in the times of need just get on your knees and plead with the Lord saying that you are doing what he wants and that you need his help to accomplish those things and he will give it to you. when you ask ye shall receive."

i needed that reminder today. thanks, alex! sure miss you!

27 days. but who's counting.

2010-09-02T07:51:00.000-06:00

now that september is here, the countdown is really here! devin told me to stop counting days... so i did... but it's hard when all the sudden it's september 2nd and i'm leaving in just 27 days! (4 weeks from yesterday). still lots to do to prepare... but wow, i'm getting excited!

it's finally hitting me and setting in that it's almost time to be gone. i don't think it will hit how long i'll be gone until i get in the mission field... but i'm at a content place right now, so no stress, baby, no stress.

"we must protect this house" - oh man. utah football and ence family tailgating starts tonight. as hannah says, "i'm more excited for college football than school starting..." she's fo real. go utes!

did i tell you about our john mayer adventure? no? well, it was excellent. best concert of my life, devin clark: mission accomplished.

my cousins just won "family of the month" down in southlake, texas where they live. check their story out here. *sniff sniff* so proud of you guys.

i found this yesterday and it made me not only want to go back to quickwater right NOW, but also to go out and move some pipe! hah.

and this one: look how little coleman is!!

also found some old efy treasures of pictures. amazing what the catacombs of this computer hold, hah!

spoon me with the fam last night. best yogurt ever. i could eat there everyday. i told my dad we should get a frozen yogurt dispenser in our freezer to replace the poopy water dispenser. mmm. someday. someday.

i'm lovin' this fall weather! bring out the sweatshirts!!

lots to do this day, i better go.

mellow monday.

2010-08-30T22:20:00.002-06:00

i woke up to the most amazing rainstorm this morning! fall is surely in the air. It was chilly today, and i love that. long pants and sweatshirt weather, but the sun's still shining. mmm. honestly, today was really hard. it was weird to think about all my usu friends starting school today, going to their new fhe's and having a blast with new roommates. and call me pathetic, but i really, really missed him today. provo isn't TOO far, i know... but i was so sad and mellow today about that. the first day apart is always the worst. and i think reality about him being gone for school then me up and leaving for a mission is finally starting to set in. hard. thank goodness for friends like annie carney and ashlin anderson... i know i can always count on them for a pick me up :) on a brighter note, i read all morning, curled up in my bed, listening to the rain on and off for hours. devin called at lunchtime and made my whole day, (after a small but much needed cry). i ate graham crackers and frosting in milk, which always reminds me of ashlin... and is one of my favorite treats! i broke my desk chair today... awesome. this afternoon i accompanied the skyline musical auditions. today i realized how old i am because 1. i didn't know anyone that auditioned 2. when mr. gundersen was introducing me to the new(ish) dance teacher, he said, "sara was a senior 4 years ago, in 2006." wow! graduated in '07, thank you, gundy, for making me feel ancient... but seriously? was it really 4 years ago that we were starting our senior year?! gahhh. 3. everyone in high school looks so tiny! 4. i saw a girl i used to babysit walking in the halls and thought, there's no way she's in high school. ouch. tough realities today. but all in all the auditions went well. always interesting to hear the commentaries of the teachers after the students leave the room, ba ha ha. nothin' like an insiders' scoop, eh? after auditions, i started walking home: the sun mid-sky, a bit cloudy, but then blue skies smilin' at me. it was the perfect chilly fall weather and it smelled of freshly cut grass. the perfect afternoon. em.ja.ne and i talked a considerable amount today (compared to what we have been doing lately) and i got one of her inspirational messages in my inbox, which made me extremely happy! always a boost to hear from that girl! speaking of ems, tonight she informed me of the gorgeous sunset, which to me is always a great reminder that the Lord loves me and is here for me, even for something as simple and silly as missing a boy. lots of other things happened today, but i'll just leave it at that. i was reminded today, however, how much i love the hymn "lead kindly, light." "lead kindly, light, amid the encircling gloom. lead thou me on." definitely one of my favorite hymns. i am grateful today for the peace the gospel brings and for how happy my family can make me. fhe tonight was so great. tomorrow... john mayer and owl city... :) my missionary bedtime is fast approaching, so happy monday to all and to all a goodnight!

turn the page

2010-08-29T00:20:00.001-06:00

the best summer of my life ended tonight.

feelin' a little somber at the moment.

- - -

why must all good things come to an end?

complimentary water.

2010-08-28T09:30:00.002-06:00

yesterday was another marathon date day. woot.

11:00am.
car mechanic.
wait for aaron and elena.
drive to provo.
check in liberty square.free cookies and lollipops.
move stuff in to room.organize shelves (kind of).
try to contact roommate.
drop elena off.
drive to mtc.walk around mtc.
devin's interview.pick elena up.
costco chicken bakes.frozen yogurt and smoothies.
drive home.
pick up katie jane.
drive to snowbird.
spa day!
swimming in the rain.
HOT tub in the rain.
eucalyptus steam room.
relaxing on the massage chairs.gorgeous foggy mountain view.
complimentary water (ha ha).
eucalyptus room again.
heat room.
warm showers.
full amenities in the locker room.
high balcony lookout.
drive home (in the fog).
crepes and ice cream.
"the perfect crepe".
ghost town.home.
12:00am.

i dare say it was an epic 12-hour-date-day.

ps. does it seem like this week went by waaay fast to anyone?

he said, "hey!"

2010-08-25T23:40:00.005-06:00

bucket list #17: write a good love song. check. (just imagine the tune... i guess...)

he said, "hey, how ya doin'? it's been a while, but hey!"
she said, "hi, how's it goin'? yeah, i think i recall your face..."
he said, "cool, let's play!" she said, "alright, you pick the day."

tuesday night they climbed a mountain, watched the freeway cars go by.
he laughed, she giggled. and then she sighed.

he said, "hey, how ya doin'? there is so much i want to do... with you..."
she said, "alright, let's get goin'! PS i like you!"
so they grabbed a piece of paper, started writing down some things

pretty soon they were country dancin', tie dyin' shirts and shoes.
holdin' hands, makin' plans... she said, "you're the boy, your turn to choose"

he said, "hey, let's go on a picnic!" she said, "...okay..."
so he took her on a picnic, then showed her up in croquet.
he said, "baby, don't worry. i like you anyway!"

pretty soon they were horse back ridin', watchin' movies until dark.
findin' every single lookout, and nearly every park.

he said "oh, oh, oh, will you be my summer love?"
and she said, "oh, oh, oh, i will be your summer love!"

he said, "hey, then it's settled! you are my summer love... now."
then he paused just to say, "sara, kiss me right now."
he tucked her hair behind her ear, said, "kiss me right now."

pretty soon they were kissin', dancin' underneath the stars
he played with her hair, she said, "you've captured my heart...

oh oh oh, you are my summer love."
he said "oh oh oh, you are my summer love!"

he said, "hey, it's time to go... it's getting close to midnight."
he drove her home, held her close, then said "good night!"
she went upstairs to her bedroom, knew it was just a matter of time

before he sent her a message... her phone buzzed twice.
"sweet dreams tonight, baby! i love you more all the time!

and oh oh oh, you are my summer love.
oh oh oh, you are my summer love!"

so she curled up in her bed and dreamt all night of her summer love.

. . .

2010-08-25T07:39:00.001-06:00

just a few pictures to make you smile this day:

huzzah.

(thanks to feel good about yourself tuesday for these!)

a place of love and beauty

2010-08-24T09:09:00.000-06:00

today is a day i have subconsciously
been preparing for and looking
forward to my whole life.

"i love to see the temple, i'll go inside {today}"

back to school, wha?

2010-08-23T08:36:00.002-06:00

everyone's starting school today. or next monday.
then there's me. just chillin' at home.

no big deal.

music.life.love

2010-08-20T11:34:00.003-06:00

moose jaw

2010-08-19T10:29:00.000-06:00

yesterday, when whitnaaay and i got caught in the wind storm... on the lake... in a canoe... we couldn't stop laughing. we were rowing forwards but moving backwards. my. arms. kill. today. so great.

summer 2010 was by far the best summer of my life. for many, many reasons.

i love that carson is always baking dessert.

david castillo is HOME. i think he may be the last of the guys (oh, besides kendrick.) love all these wonderful RM's!

the typical conversation at mandy's wedding the other week: "i don't think we've met, what's your name?" "sara ence" "sara, where did you go to high school?" "skyline..." "oh me too! what year did you graduate?" "'07..." (pause) "me too! why don't i recognize you?" (usually a fit of embarrassment for a minute from them, me just laughing to myself) "oh, i know who you are, but no worries, we didn't talk, like at all, so no stress." "i still feel way bad though..." hah! what a joke. that's what i get for dating someone in another world of social class than me :) love it.

i get to see melissa k today and i'm sooo excited!

went to the zoo on tuesday. the bird show just about killed me with cheesiness. but the monkeys were thoroughly entertaining. do have to say though... what the heck - why did they get rid of the hippos?! the nature's nightmares were a little frightening as well... the giant spider and pirahna's and the fruit bats. when the guy asked if we had just eaten fruit my mom answered no. after he explained that we didn't want to attract any fruit bats to our scent then opened the door i thought to myself, "i just ate a bag of grapes... and a banana... awesome."

thursdays are always good days. mmhmm. love thursdays.

i'm happy! that's all.

canada. can't wait. the closer it gets the more excited i get. devin would probably tell you differently, but it's not his mission, it's mine :) ha ha ha...

already in post-LEAP depression and missin' my LEAPers like craaaazy! i'm pretty sick of this one week friendship stuff. EFY and LEAP were awesome, but it's always so sad after the week to leave your new best friends :(

i love writing random feel-good notes to people! just spreadin' happiness, no big deal.

this shirt smells like him. driving me crazy.

this country song just came on that says "it won't be like this for long" and it's so true - life can change so fast! especially at this stage. just another reminder to e n j o y e v e r y m o m e n t !

happy summer closing!

castillo

2010-08-18T11:10:00.000-06:00

GUESS WHO'S HOME?!

oh devin.

2010-08-16T14:01:00.000-06:00

sure love this boy.

copy genius.

2010-08-16T13:58:00.000-06:00

just another successful week of LEAP!
LEAP 2010... by far the best yet.
the caliber of students and the levels
of energy and motivation and excitement:
unsurpassable! wow. i'm amazed at what
a fantastic week it was. always fun to:

see old faces:

be with best friends again:

recruit loved ones to a new way of living:

be reminded that i'm a 10 :)

and of course, make lots of new best friends!

{ soarin' turkey haters for life. best group EVAH. mmhmm. }

i heart LEAP. forevah evah! forevah evah!

leap LEAP leap

2010-08-08T23:26:00.000-06:00

it's showtime!

he's a 10.

2010-08-07T01:04:00.000-06:00

about 'p.s. i love you'...

"so my favorite part of the movie was when the mom is
talking to the daughter about going into a room with
someone there to acknowledge you, to be with. you
totally do that to me. like tonight when i got to hold
your hand and everyone wanted to know if i was dating
you and i got to say yes! i'm the one with the amazing girl."

it doesn't get more adorable than that. i'm tooooo luckyyyy! <3

tonight devin surprised me with tickets to see john mayer!
it was my "reward" for finishing the book of mormon in
4 days - which beat his record of 5. boo yah!
i've seen john mayer once a couple summers back and it
was by far my favorite concert i've ever been to!!
so, naturally, devin said, your "best" concert has to be
one with me... so you're going again. hooray! i thought
he had already come and i was sad i had missed it... but yay!
apparently parker and laci are coming with... which will
be a blast as well! what a sweetheart. drivin all the way
up on his first day of school to take me to a concert then
driving all the way back the same night. again, too lucky.

tonight was the perfect date. i say that a lot, but it always is.
some boys just know how to charm... and i'm dating one of them!

can't wait for cali tomorrow!

a sit down man-to-man

2010-08-04T17:01:00.000-06:00

lovin' all these summer rain storms!

happy wedding day to kyle and katelyn turner
and chandler and katie townsend! i heart weddings.
what happy couples <3

bucket list item #26: read the book of mormon
in one sitting. this week: done and done.

on a mission high... again... life couldn't be bettah!!

LA in 2 days. thatswhatsup.

graham crackers and frosting for breakfast. mmhmm.

shooting stars and skylines after a bonfire and canyon drive.
perfect tuesday date night.

love. in. a. box. after feeling a little conflicted for a bit,
i finally got an answer to my question this week...
and can i just say 1. life is good and 2. the Lord knows me.
i love when i am reminded of that in simple ways.

56 days till MTC. wooot. can't wait!!

missin' efy this week! alright alright hey.

LEAP. enough said.

i need to go straighten my hair and read some more.

mmkay. byee.

listless.

2010-08-04T00:19:00.000-06:00

neglecting everything and everyone.

boo.

"GIRLS" --parker adams.

2010-08-02T08:02:00.002-06:00

after being away for 4 weeks,

the next 28 days will be bliss.

but as taylor and taylor say,

all roads lead to provo. so of course

one of us were bound to have to leave

for there eventually (again). the good

news here is... i'm going there too...

just not for another 2 months :)

oh how i love being in the same city!

lots to do this week, but absolutely no where to be. this is the life.

oh, hello august... when did you show up?!

nothin' like a little morning yoga, eh?

lots of weddings this week.

august is another month of love.

efy is full of creepy stalkers.

who knew teenage boys could be so bleh.

(gotta love it... i think...)

brace yourselves: i love provo.

i know, big news, right? enough said.

but the "all roads lead to provo" idea

seems to be frighteningly true

as of late in my life. best.

already missin' my efy week 10 babies!

it's going to be a 10 sort of day(week).

i just know it.

"i like my whole houuussseee!

i can do anything good.. yeah yeah..."

530.

2010-08-02T00:28:00.000-06:00

i'm going to read the whole book of mormon this week.

688.

2010-07-31T23:53:00.000-06:00

result of efy:

the amount of 14-17 year-old facebook friends
you have triples in just 3 weeks. love.

have we not reason to rejoice?

2010-07-29T21:40:00.000-06:00

"when you strip everything away
we are all so alike."

i love efy thursdays with all my heart.

efy love.

2010-07-26T23:18:00.000-06:00

"be strong and of a good courage.
be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed.
for the Lord thy God is with thee
whitersoever thou goest."

--joshua 1:9

we sang as we walked and walked and walked and walked and walked and walked and walked. . .

2010-07-25T01:34:00.001-06:00

back in the slc.
psyche... only for 12 hours.
then back to blessed provo for 2 blessed
weeks of efy. have i mentioned
recently that EFY ROCKS MY WORLD?!
cuz it does. big time. i've only had a 2 week
break but i'm DYING to get back to efy.
alright alright hey.

{ oh hey, tyler }

montana was spectacular. had a couple CRAZY

adventures, and i almost died hiking this thing:

IN SHORTS AND A T SHIRT.

yeah, see those dark storm clouds rolling in? no bueno.

but we'll save that story for another time.

hummm... tonight i realized how pathetic i am

when it comes to sir devin.

but hey, no big deal, i feel great about my pathetic-ness.

(and luckily he does too... ba ha ha...)

can't wait for another stellar LEAP adventure. . .

just 2 weeks away. when did that happen?

how can summer be coming to a close already?!

GAAAAHHHHH

{ i heart LEAP. }

i've gone blogging inactive. sorry i never post anymore.

but i find all this internet fasting strangely refreshing.

66 days till da MTC :)

seeing all those alberta license plates at glacier

national park made me stokkkked.

oh canada.

also, did i mention we went to a llama fest?!

i will remember this day forevahhh.

i even ran into some efy friends there!

{ embrace the teacher thumbs up. }

it's on my bucket list to take the perfect rain picture.

i've come close a couple times... like this weekend:

but it still isn't perfect. someday. someday.

life is good.

BIGfork

2010-07-17T12:21:00.000-06:00

life is so simple,
and that's what makes it so great.

off to montana tomorrow.

cowboy week.

2010-07-15T10:10:00.000-06:00

it's cowboy week.
monday we went country swing dancing.

last night we went to wyoming.
to horseback ride. at sunset.
then a bonfire and the best bbq everrr.

saturday: llama fest. need i say more.

summer is da best.

and love like crazy

2010-07-13T00:17:00.000-06:00

pretty
certain
i have
THE
sweetest
boyfriend
in the
world.

that is all.

:)

amber on my hands.

2010-07-12T00:40:00.000-06:00

today joshua singer and hayden shopko singer decided to "like" everything on my facebook wall. awesome, boys. awesome.

the past 3 weeks have easily been the best of this year. at the beginning of the year when i had that crazy feeling that 2010 was going to be the best year yet... well let's just say 2010 don't disappoint.

the adventures of sara ence and devin clark have reached a whole new level of awesomeness. this week is going to be epic, to say the least! love this boy.

there are SO many random people coming out of the woodwork that have some sort of crazy connection with calgary, canada. it. blows. my. mind. smallll mormon world.

the scriptures have come alive for me again these past 2 weeks. i love that. last night when mary was complaining that everything in jerusalem and egypt had to be related to the scriptures, chels and i just laughed because she was sitting at a table with 2 returned missionaries, and 2 soon-to-be sister missionaries. scriptures. they da best!

horseback riding and dress-up parking lot dancing dates this week!

efy has changed my life once again. happened 3 times growing up, and in the past 2 weeks, hasn't let me down. amazing how much your testimony can keep growing, even when you think it's really strong. there's always room for improvement! love.

the other day i realized that i call a lot of people my best friends. sometimes i envy those people that've grown up with one best friend their whole lives, but then i think about all my amazing best friends and think i could and would never have my life any other way. i could never have bridesmaids though. too many close girlfriends to choose from! ahh.

pretty sure one of my favorite things in the world is when someone texts you after just being with you not 5 minutes ago :)

just 2.5 months till i'm peacin' out of here. good thing too, i have so much to get ready for!!

my mom just told me they have barely broken ground for the calgary, canada temple!! it's scheduled to be finished summer 2012 - just months after i get back from my mission. can't believe how amazing that is... too bad it won't be done when i'm there... but i'll definitely be making the trip back up for the dedication and such... join me i dare you.

can't WAIT to be with tiana tomorrow night. it's ben FAR too long!!

efy is such a blessing in my life! it's preparing me for the mission and changing who i am. yes, i realize i have now posted more than 2 bullets about efy, but it's such a large part of my summer now and i absolutely adore it and the experiences i am having there!!

"i want to see you everyday this week, if you'll let me" ... :)

this week: break week. next week: montana! after that: efy. after that: efy again. after that: LEAP! august 15th: home. crazy summah!

i got new scriptures this week. i'm excited, but it's also sentimentaly challenging to give my old ones up. i've had them since i was 8! there is so much in there. waaah.

member how a couple weeks ago i was saying that i couldn't stop smiling... about a lot of different things...? still applies. this past month and a half i have been the most sincerely happy i have ever been in my entire life!! this gospel is truly the only way to true, lasting, and pure happiness. i am addicted to being happy.

it's funny how all the sudden when you're leaving on a mission everyone seems to want to take you on dates... boys are so weird.

i finally met braeden moore today. ha ha.

country dancing tomorrow <3

"mistakes of the past don't define you, they refine you. have the courage to take one step."

meeting "sister england's" missouri friends at church today, and getting a letter from her yesterday made me really miss sarahhhhhh. i can't believe we won't see each other for 2.5 years!!

we saw despicable me last night. i was a little skeptical, but it was a win. possibly on the same plane as toy story 3. ha ha.

also been reminded lately how much i absolutely love just chillin, lookin at the view of the city. not only obsessed with the sky, but with city lights. mmmm mmm summah nights are bomb.

i really should go to bed.

good night moon.

hoedown throwdown

2010-07-04T09:10:00.000-06:00

sorry for the lack of postage on this thing recently.
i'll try and be better. but not until next week, ha ha.

for now, it's off to provo once again! :)

efy

2010-07-03T16:33:00.000-06:00

alright alright alright alright alright hey!
clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap
clap clap clap clap clap clap EFY!

what a perfect first week.

and yet another week starts tomorrow :)

oh, canada!!

2010-06-24T10:01:00.001-06:00

yesterday was one of the happiest days of my life.
i was soo nervous i didn't eat anything besides applesauce
all day! my stomach churned, my heart beat fast, my
mind was in a million different places... but when the
mailman pulled up to the house and handed me that
big white envelope, all my fears went away and i
was completely at peace! i opened the call just a few
minutes later and was completely surprised to read
that i would be serving in the gorgeous

CALGARY, CANADA MISSION!

i immediately started sobbing. parker was the first

to come over and give me the biggest hug! (he served in

edmonton, just EXACTLY north of calgary!!) CRAZY.

i'll be speaking canadian, i mean, english, leaving sept 29th.

seriously though, i couldn't stop smiling allll nightttt.

what a crazy but completely happy time!!!

i guess canada just must be in the ence blood! no pressure, coleman :)

aaahhhh

2010-06-23T08:39:00.000-06:00

well, friends... today is the day...

gone.

2010-06-22T16:14:00.002-06:00

i deleted my photo blog today.
just too busy to keep up with it.
i figure i'm leaving soon anyway,
i won't finish out the year.
i feel a little sad, but it's
for the better. goodbye, sme365.

thub dub.

2010-06-22T00:15:00.001-06:00

props to whit who ate not one, but 2 chicken hearts this weekend!
i took a bite... katie jane took a bite... jennifer licked it, but whit ate 2!

"this used to give a chicken life!" - jen

"now it's going to give ME life!" - whit

grandiose!

2010-06-21T17:01:00.002-06:00

hiked
grandeur
this
morning.

14
miles
later
i feel
great.

because life's better outside.

2010-06-20T17:35:00.000-06:00

this was the absolute perfect weekend. friday was the most beautiful wedding of my beautiful best friend katie leeflang - now the mrs. katie craigo! everything was gorgeous - from the weather to her dress to her smile to the luncheon and reception to the temple in the morning. june 18, 2010. what a perfect day to be married. i loved spending the day with my close friends celebrating the girl i've grown to love so so much since the 2nd grade! as previously stated, katie and i have had so many adventures - from getting excited about checking mary's blood sugar in the second grade all the way up to sleepless nights at usu talking and laughing and gallavanting about logan. I LOVE THIS GIRL! although the whole day was a little surreal, katie was so happy on friday and that made me happy too. she and colin were absolutely glowing all day. i was so honored to be such a large part of one of the happiest and most important days of her life! happy trails to you, craigo's :)

friday after we left the temple, my bishop called to tell me my call is going to be sent tomorrow and i'll receive it wednesday!! i couldn't stop smiling all day friday and all weekend long that's all i could think about! driving to the temple friday morning i stopped and thought... they could be assigning my call right now... and just started crying in my car - and turns out they did assign it friday! what a wonderful experience this has all been so far! when i'm on a mission high nothing else in the world seems to matter, and i'm pretty positive that's why the boy drama of the weekend didn't get to me as much as it maybe should have. . . (what a blessing!!) and can i just say how much i love being on a mission high! if this weren't so informal i would love to share some of the cool experiences i've had thusfar with this mission business... but we'll have to save that for another time

saturday was an early morning, but thus began the venture outdoors day of perfection! don't ask me why, but venture outdoors is one of my favorite days of the whole summer every year! yesterday went off without a hitch and i thoroughly enjoyed every single minute of it (except the moment of panic about the lost silly banz, ha ha). shout out to preston b. barker who came with me at 7:30am and stayed till 12:30am to help. what a trooper! but what a happy day to see all our hard work and labor for the past however many months come to pass, finally! the weather couldn't have been more beautiful, and i had so many willing friends that came to help out, as well as met a lot of fun new people at the festival, just like every year! the most amazing thing about the festival to me is to watch how it all unfolds and works out so perfectly! i don't think i would've done anything differently, and honestly after being involved in this thing for 5 years, i can surely say this was by far the best yet! may it continue to get bigger and better! (a little sad i won't be here to help out next year, but aimee already has be hired for 2012, don't worry, ha ha).

had to wake up early today, sadly, my body hurts like crazy, and i can barely keep my eyes open, but i love sundays with all my heart and today is the perfect sunday. church today was so refreshing. i love church days like that. the music was particularly powerful and meaningful and i think with the extension of the mission high, i was just feeling really good about being a mormon today, hah! what a blessing it is to have the good news of this world! and what a perfectly beautiful day to celebrate the fathers and father figures in our lives! i could write novels about my dad. but today, just know that i am grateful for him and cherish him!

i'm happy to have my family back, safe. coleman is still gallavanting around europe, but after a week of sleeping in this huge house all alone, i'm glad to have my parents and sisters back from pioneer trek! sunday dinner takes on a whole different meaning when you haven't seen each other for 4 days.

what a happy weekend. in so many ways than just the ones i listed, but alas, dinner calls. time to celebrate the best dad in the world.

happy june 20th :)

you don't doorbell ditch the ence's.

2010-06-17T09:17:00.000-06:00

so last night tiana and i were sitting at my counter chattin'. i get a phone call from my across-the-street neighbor, jared. he says, "sara. you're about to be doorbell ditched. go. to. your. door. we're going to scare these boys!" ha ha... so i go to the front door and for the next 3 minutes jared gives me the play-by-play of what these little boys are doing. hiding behind the bushes, inching to the door then retreating back... etc. finally he says, ok, open the door in 5...4..3..2.1!! right when little ryan taylor was about to ring my doorbell i swung the door open and roared at him! I WISH YOU COULD HAVE SEEN HIS FACE!!! he was absolutely terrified. i have never seen a little kid be so caught off guard and absolutely scared! he kind of froze on the porch for a minute, looking like he was going to cry, then ran away. tiana and i closed the door and laughed for like 7 minutes. jared. what a great neighbor. ha ha ha!

celebrate katie leeflang week

2010-06-16T12:15:00.000-06:00

that's right, ladies and gentlemen, it's

celebrate katie leeflang week!!

this soon-to-be mrs. craigo has been one

of my closest friends for as long as i can

remember. don't think it's quite hit that

she's actually getting MARRIED friday.

but wow, am i excited for her!!

so many adventures with this girl!

and can't wait to see her start this new adventure

with her new man, sir colin craigo! :)

happy katie leeflang week!

there is a road that has no ending

2010-06-14T10:05:00.000-06:00

my daddy sent me this picture on saturday...

this is the view from his hotel room in chicago.

it's pretty safe to say i'm really jealous!

today is my mom and dad's 26th wedding anniversary!

sure glad they were hitched! :) last night president

tingey was going on and on about how ideal of

parents i got... and it's true. i couldn't have

asked or hoped for anyone better. i love you guys!

just call me sister ence.

2010-06-14T00:04:00.002-06:00

the papers are IN.
done and done.
now... we wait.
i have a feeling
it's going to be
a VERY long
week and a half.
but honestly, i
haven't been this
sincerely happy
in a long time.
i can't stop
smiling this
night, and what
a glorious feeling
that is! hooray!

fearless

2010-06-12T17:29:00.001-06:00

guess what i did this afternoon?!

pookie muffin

2010-06-11T12:05:00.001-06:00

s: "juje, i need you to come to the party store to help me pick out prizes that will be good for little kids."

j: "ok, but i'm not a little kid anymore."

s: "oh yeah?"

j: "yeah, i'm a ten-year-old woman..."

< as she licks cookie dough-caked beaters >

paint me in your sunshine

2010-06-11T00:12:00.000-06:00

i
find
solace
in
knowing
that
everything
always
works
out
just
exactly
how
it's
supposed
to.

no
matter
how
many
unknowns
there
are
or
things
you
wish
would
happen...
or
not
happen...
things
always
work
out
in
the
end.

and
it's
just
like
they
say:
if
it's
not
ok,
it's
not
the
end.

good
night
moon.

driven and scattered.

2010-06-10T00:35:00.001-06:00

FINALLY got my efy schedule today. filling out my planner calendar i realized all the sudden summer is going to go by sooo fast! june 26th i leave for provo. efy for 4 straight weeks. back to the 801 for a minute, until the fam goes on the summah trip that whole week of july 19-23. then it's back to the efy grind from the 26th till august 7th. on august 7th, just moments after my last efy session, i'll catch a noon plane and fly to UCLA where LEAP will take place until the 14th. once the 14th hits i'll be a free woman again. on my papers (which i submitted to my bishop today!) i put my availability as the end of august... if by chance i end up leaving end of august, there will be just 2 weeks to get everything ready then i'm peacin' out of here!! summer just got crazier. i'm a little sad to be leaving my family all summer... for provo no less... especially the summer before i leave for good, but i feel very blessed that i got offered 6 weeks of efy (exactly what i asked for!) and that i am able to go down there and be part of this experience! efy was some of the highlights of my high school years and i can't wait to learn and grow as a counselor during this summer. sadly i'll have to say goodbye to the bucket list gang - about broke my heart telling devino about it tonight :( but i know this is what i'm supposed to be doing right now. just all seems so CRAZY and i know before i know it summer will be over and all the chillins will be heading back to school.
ps signed my life over to the byu honor code today. not sure how i feel about that.

retro

2010-06-09T16:10:00.001-06:00

driving past liberty park the other day
i saw this old black man on roller skates
with a walkman in his ears... dancing
and skating and singing and flailing
his arms, just like he was on cloud 9
and was untouchable. just another
reminder that life is beautiful, and
worth celebrating! love.

life is beautiful.

2010-06-08T14:13:00.002-06:00

june 7th.

2010-06-07T08:51:00.000-06:00

today is going to be a great day.

...

2010-06-06T09:31:00.000-06:00

if you ask mae mae to smile this is what she does:

these are the goods from the first summer 2010 bbq:

coleman graduated this week... what the??

the bucket list gang:

i get to play with this lovely lady this week, and couldn't be more excited!!

aaahhhh summer ROCKS!

we're family.

2010-06-03T23:03:00.000-06:00

63 days until the happiest week of the year.

this is why i miss LEAP so bad:

family!

love you guys! <3

t-swizzle

2010-06-03T10:12:00.000-06:00

i remember what you
wore on our first day
you came into my life
and i thought,

"hey, you know,
this could be
something"

i heart coleman

2010-06-01T23:28:00.001-06:00

s: "is this your cup that's been in the shower for like 4 weeks?"

c: "yeah. i ate ice cream in it once."

s: "you ate ice cream in the shower?"

c: "it was homemade stuff."

s: "why did you eat ice cream in the shower?"

c: "because i wanted to."

bring on the rain.

2010-05-31T00:10:00.000-06:00

.fort sleepovers.
.no work.
.crepe breakfast.
.cemetery visits.
.potato bugs and flowers.
.grandparents.
.gremillion family.
.free hot dogs.
.lounging.
.long bike ride.
.backyard croquet.
.soccer game.
.chips and salsa.
.first real summer bbq.
.ron, tonya, karliann.
.papers mostly finished.
.warm blankets.
.facebook chattin'.
.happy news.
.butterflies.

.memorial day.

wednesday we'll be picnicing and croqueting in the park.

it's supposed to rain wednesday. can you say bliss.

and that's how we do it in the ence family.

2010-05-30T04:41:00.000-06:00

double mattress beds and cup death threats.

freeway runnin' through the yard

2010-05-29T11:28:00.001-06:00

i'm takin' a leap of faith.
a really big leap of faith.

. . . f r e e f a l l i n ' . . .

i hope we always feel this way

2010-05-29T10:00:00.000-06:00

i've been reminded again this week how much the lord puts people into our lives that we need the most. i am so blessed to be surrounded by amazing people that enrich and bless my life on a daily basis and truly make me who i am. one of the reasons i love east millcreek, salt lake is because of the awesome neighborhood/ward i live in! the other day i mentioned on here that i love being tied to my past... it's true i love my community. i love people knowing my family. i love knowing the people around me and their family backgrounds. i love walking down the road and stopping to talk to all the neighbors outside. i love that everyone is one big happy ward family. as my dad and i were on our morning walk this morning we were chatting about the outpouring of love towards coleman and our family this week. phone call after text after e-mail after visit... cupcakes, shakes, ice cream, pies, bagels, cookies packing our fridge... jared mowing our lawn as i speak... i live in the best neighborhood ever! i guess sometimes we need tragedy to remind us just how much everyone cares. get well soon, buddy!

out on the street corner

2010-05-29T00:22:00.000-06:00

this is definitely going to be a summer of adventure.
it already has been, and it's only like the 3rd week!
tonight we played ultimate croquet in the dark at
sugarhouse park, followed by an excellent roller
blading escapade around the sugarhouse loop,
then with music in the parking lot. (beats classic
skating any day!) roller blading is the best.
and so are driveway talks. <3 summer. so happy.

excited for our date tomorrow:

mmm

2010-05-28T17:37:00.001-06:00

nothin' beats
s u m m e r
r a i n !

buffalo.

2010-05-27T14:34:00.002-06:00

1. i always write reminders to myself in my phone text drafts.

2. i LOVE it when people play with my hair.

3. homemade ice cream and homemade oreos are my favorite!

4. i fall asleep in movies often.

5. i could lay on the floor and listen to the rain for hours.

6. i'm a really big sucker for guitar players.

7. i always have to have music on.

8. i adore going to concerts - esp when i know the performers.

9. i do believe laughter is the best medicine.

10. i love getting things done on time, or early.

11. a night of ping pong and puzzles is adequate for me.

12. favorite thing: when someone texts you after you were just barely with them :)

13. if i don't read my scriptures in the morning it never gets done...

14. my siblings are my best friends.

15. my testimony is the most important thing i "own".

16. i really like kitchen ware and office supplies.

17. porch swing on the mountain = bliss.

18. sometimes i don't like to make decisions, other times i do.

19. i really like being tied to the past.

20. i adore salt lake city, esp. the east millcreek!

21. rascal flatts and taylor swift describe my life, to a scary extend.

22. i have a surprise for you, but i can't say it yet!

heh heh heh.

premium drinking water

2010-05-27T11:10:00.001-06:00

yes, once again i am going to blog about google.
i really like google. someday when i grow up
and get sick of teaching i want to be a designer
for the google home page. check out today's:

how easy would it be to draw that. love.
finally saw avatar for the first time last night.
though i wasn't completely paying attention
and i didn't understand the storyline completely,
what a beautiful land! i wish to live there.
i'm sure heaven will be even more beautiful.

pray for coleman today - he cut part of his finger
off last night in the lawn mower :(

"all we know is distance. we'll cross it then
we'll run... kiss away the difference"

isn't life miraculous?!

2010-05-25T10:17:00.000-06:00

i am so happy today!

everyday when i read my dear friend whitney's blog

enjoy the journey today, i am inspired to

find something everyday to be happy about.

my mom's motto has always been

"enjoy the journey" and she often talks about

finding happiness in each moment - for

everyday and even every moment, there is

something to be grateful and happy for!

reading whit's blog i am reminded it's the little

things, the little simple things that make

up a life full of happy moments.

"the more you praise and celebrate your life,

the more you have in life to celebrate!"

turns out that's not very hard to do!

this week i have been so happy.

but happy doesn't seem like an adequate

word to describe it, because i feel more

than happy. i feel peaceful, joyful,

excited, selfless, content, blissful.

i am mesmerized by fire. i could watch fire

for hours and never get bored. it's the one time

my mind can be completely blank yet so full

of thoughts at the same time. last night

at our excellent bonfire i got lost in my thoughts.

but as i sat there surrounded by amazing friends,

i just couldn't help but smile about how happy

my life is. i have the truth. i know that i am

a daughter of a loving heavenly father. i have

a family that cares so deeply about me and

wants the best for me. i live within seconds of

canyon upon canyon of majestic beauty, which

i plan to take better advantage this summer.

things in my life seem to be falling into

place this summer more than ever.

there are so many proofs of the Lord's

hand in my life everyday. so many

tender mercies daily. i am so grateful

for the simple truth that there is a plan for me

while i am down here on earth. it's a daily process

to figure that plan out, but i am glad to know

where i came from and why i am here and

where i am going - and that i have a purpose

at all - those are things that most the

world is searching for and some will not

understand for a long time. i'm really

excited about my life this summer and the fall.

it continues to take twists and turns everyday

and some things coming up are a little

unexpected, but i know they are the right

things to be doing right now and i

can't wait for the next couple years

to keep unfolding! isn't life miraculous?!

if you need a lover and a friend, baby, i'm in.

2010-05-23T11:41:00.002-06:00

summer bucket lists.
laaate nights with friends.
early summer mornings.
violent rain storms.
successful races.
winning raffles.
happy carnivals.
green trees!
croquet games.
free dinners.
handsome men.
missing whitneyyy.
making lists on this blog.
german pancakes.
board games.
naps with julia.
new friends.
guitar serenades.
boomwhacking.
1:00 church.
giggling. lots.
seminary graduation.
being myself.
happy texts.
bravery.
reminiscing.
hard decisions.
not missing mg.
dance parties.
chats with hannah.
ice cream for breakfast.
laughing till we cry.
having time to play.

summer: the best season ever!

why did i ever contemplate staying in logan this summer? the 801 is where it's at. i gotta feeling this summer is going to be one of the best yet! it already is. . . :)

just so you know. friday night it POURED all night and into the morning. at 5:45 saturday morning when daddy and i left the house it was still coming down, but by a stroke of miracle after lots and lots of prayers, the rain stopped and held off the whole morning, allowing a cold, but very dry and extremely successful 5k! i love the rain. but i was grateful we didn't have to deal with it yesterday. also saved chart meredith's party from closing down. what a happy saturday.

ps. skyline ultimate frisbee took state yesterday! so proud of coleman! he he.

-- "the reason it's been raining is because we invited aimee..." -- dad --

fill dat ark!

2010-05-22T05:32:00.000-06:00

it's WAY too early
to be awake
on a saturday.

pray for the
rain to stop,
just for 3 hours!

it rains in your bedroom

2010-05-21T12:38:00.000-06:00

this completely made my day

when i opened up google this morning!!

and i think the best part is, you can totally PLAY the game!
i'm not going to get any work done today. . .

frozen blueberries in milk for breakfast today. mmm.

excited to play with griffin tonight :)
no matter what happens there will
always be a little place in my heart
for that boy. and i don't care who
reads that... ha ha. i'm amazed that
after all we've been through we can
still be so close. i know i've said that
before on here, but it makes me smile!
guess that's what happens with your
very first love. and maybe not. but
seriously, who could resist this tender face:

downloaded colbie caillat's newish album last night.
although she stunk live, i still like her, and her new
songs have some good potential. and i've taken a
new liking to boyce avenue. look him up, i don't
have time to link him.

after 5 hours of driving aimlessly around salt lake yesterday
i'm really excited to just sit in the office again today.
errands are fun, but there's only so much i can take.....
except lacy isn't in today so it will be quiet. hmmm

devin and i are making summer bucket lists.

first crown burger experience yesterday: win.

just wrote a declaration for the governor to read
at a public service announcement next week.
i learn the most random things working here!

"... and then that word grew louder and louder
until it was a battle cry..."

just call me gopher.

2010-05-20T08:17:00.000-06:00

this week's been full of adventures:

roller skating
sleeping in
talks with lacy
bundling millions of flyers
visiting all the elementary schools in granite
random venture work
marking race courses
sorting t-shirts
night hikes
top it and yogurt stop
playing with hs friends
meeting new friends
flirting, ha ha...
driving aimee's car
CIL mistakes :P
suicide rock party
finding new music
homemade ice cream
etc etc etc.

i've decided the reason i love my job so much is it's s different everyday. i really like being aimee's gopher... just going wherever she needs me and doing whatever she needs me to do (and sometimes getting to drive her car!). besides that, lacy is the best to work with! she claims to get more done when i'm around... i don't get nearly as much when she's around... guess that's what you get when you're in the same office and are such good friends... hah! but we have fun! every year i'm reminded how much money and work venture outdoors is to pull off . . . but it's always worth it (well, when it doesn't rain). and every year i'm reminded how much i love event planning. maybe i'll do it on the side someday :)

love this girl.

-- "maybe we should go on a diet this summer." - julia. "you don't need to go on a diet." - me. "fine, maybe you should go on a diet this summer." - julia. "oh. thanks." - me. --

put away those cliches.

2010-05-19T10:48:00.000-06:00

i threw away the picture frames
and all our memories too...
it was the hardest thing to do,
but i bet you did it too. . .

belief is beautiful armor

2010-05-18T10:23:00.001-06:00

things that make me happy today:

rainlove texts institute
tuesdaysutah state mom's lunchessleeping in lateworking on venture meeting new people good morning dreams
playing piano all morning
frozen yogurt with friends
john mayer's free fallin'

today is a happy day.

life's better outside!

2010-05-17T18:33:00.000-06:00

just one month until this:

it's easy to say i'm stoked!

majestic.

2010-05-16T22:50:00.002-06:00

i'm completely obsessed with the sky!!

it's been a contemplative sort of weekend.
i think sky is appropriate for that.

i'm over your games

2010-05-12T12:46:00.001-06:00

a friend said to me today, "for someone that waited so long for something, you're sure quick to let it go so fast and so completely..." desperate times call for desperate measures, i guess.

i feel like this little guy today.

she says stop all the world now

2010-05-11T12:19:00.000-06:00

day twelve --> whatever tickles your fancy

lunaberry

and

ari hest station on pandora

a light show up on your window

2010-05-11T12:13:00.001-06:00

i feel like all the sudden i don't have any time
to blog or do anything anymore. isn't summer
supposed to be lazy? hah, pretty sure i've been
busier the past 2 days than i ever was last semester...
which is sayin' something.

favorite part about being home: julia hugs!

and that's how we do it.

babushka

2010-05-09T09:14:00.003-06:00

i don't care what anyone says about their moms, mine is the best in the world!

happy mothers' day momma!

i love you!

inflatable cake

2010-05-07T22:22:00.005-06:00

today i got new memory for my computer.

my beautiful mac is running just like a brand

spankin' new computer! i don't think i

realized how full it was getting... hah.

it's been marvelous celebrating a

birthday all weekend long! i've

never celebrated for so spread out

of a time, but i think i will make it

a regular yearly practice. everyone

should celebrate for days at a time.

happy graduation to my lovely sister laci marie today!

the ceremony was LoooooonG.

but we cheered loud.

a little weird being home, and def

always takes some adjusting to... but

i think it's going to be a pretty swell summer

(even if hannah's face says otherwise...)

ps gotta love it when boren randomly shows up at your house.

hairography

2010-05-07T22:12:00.002-06:00

it's only been
4 days since i last blogged
and already i feel like
i am neglecting
the poor thing.
hahaah

21 tomorrow!

2010-05-04T18:44:00.000-06:00

umm. it's my birthday tomorrow.
and in case you didn't know, i
really, really, REALLY like birth-
days. a lot. like, probably one of
the top ten days of the year. this
one will be a bit different - it's my
first birthday spent away from home,
but my mom is the best and already
doing a splendid job at making me
feel like i'm at home anyway. she
sent me cards from the whole fam,
a sign to hang in my room, confetti,
cut out hearts, caramel apple, happy
birthday napkins and happy birthday
mints (my favorite kind from ck
cummings!) and a light up birthday
pen and more. isn't she the best!
should be a good day though -
german pancakes, no final, only
1 hour of work, date with israel :)
then out to dinner with my lady
friends! never been to texas road-
house, so i'm stoked! and then of
course a little cupcake action and
some hannah montana movie!
yes, i'm turning 21 and yes, i enjoy
the hannah montana movie. call me
juvenile but i don't care, i will never
grow up. not even when i'm 21.
so, happy birthday to me! wa ha ha.

laugh laugh laugh

2010-05-02T22:31:00.000-06:00

we're cool enough to have the same profile picture.

i love my girls!

best month.

2010-05-01T11:41:00.003-06:00

happy
may
day.

kids will be kids

2010-04-29T11:39:00.001-06:00

this morning i taught my last 2 PE lessons (hoooray!) fourth graders can be SO competitive, wow. i had no idea. definitely lots of funny things happened today (they always do when you're working with kids...!) but 2 worth noting:

one boy walked in and when he found out we were playing soccer he proceeded to have a 5 min. discussion with this girl about why we don't call soccer football. he was convinced that america was trying to revolutionalize the whole world because we were trying to change all the sports that don't even belong to us, and for sports that do belong to us, we stole names of other sports to name them. he kept saying "we can't even think of our own names, sheesh! what kind of a country do i live in?!" silly silly.

mrs. smith brought in her baby puppies today! they are absolutely adorable and it got the kids so excited. my favorite part was watching these fourth grade boys that always try and put on such a tough face and "i'm too cool for school" attitude completely melt around these dogs. just goes to show that kids will always be kids no matter how much they want to and try to be grown up.

facebook is invited to my birthday party.

2010-04-28T21:22:00.000-06:00

ok - snow - what?

wanna see the best video ever! check out my favorite ward boys: they just crackkk me uppp

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=382659937922&ref=mf

i've been having some pretty random bouts of random thoughts recently! one day i decided i was going to shave my arms. the next, i painted my toenails purple. the next week i decided i was going to go on a mission this summer. then yesterday decided i was staying in logan this summer rather than moving back to salt lake. . . don't know what's gotten into me recently.

fyi i didn't really shave my arms and i'm not going on a mission - yet ;) - and i'm not staying in logan this summer either. like i said, spontaneity is my our name.

i'm too much of a homebody to be away from them any longer!

21 in 7 days. wooooot.

for quite some time now i've been really excited for ballroom to be over... but now that it is i'm a little sad! who will i dance with now?!

pomegranate-blueberry v8 = win!

i love it when random people you haven't thought about in a while suddenly pop back into your life. seriously, makes me smile. a lot.

sooo grateful to talk to jashley at work today - she said just what i need to hear! (always does..) i'm gonna miss you this summah, girlie!!

i've got the best home teachers in the world! even if they do wait till the last day of the month... hah.

i've been writing lol a lot lately and i don't appreciate myself for it. no bueno. guess it's better than actually saying it - "lolololol" LOL jen. bahhh

i was SO close to texting mrg yesterday but resisted. (really big news for me, actually. this marks the beginning of an end, and it makes me excited, or rather relieved)

i absolutely adore it when boys open doors for me! call me old fashioned, but on campus when a random stranger opens the door and smiles, especially when he sees you coming and stands there to wait for ya - melts my little heart!

mads on broadway this friday... can i just say how STOKED i am?!

obsessed with michael buble this week. mmmm jazz.

i'm going to find a way to get whit to be mrs. zach zirkle ;)

i'm also going to find a way to let joyce meet super junior. mmhmm

i. really. like. nachos.

holy moly venture outdoors is SOON.

"the snow is snowin', the wind is blowin', but i can weather the storm, what do i care how much it may storm, i got my love to keep me warm"

a little fed up with efy right now. seriously?

"love in a box" by workday release - new favorite song!

wish i could work full time for LEAP all summah!

speaking of - cannot WAIT for LEAP. as you all know, it's the highlight of my life every year.

think i convinced annie to come visit this summah!

take all of your so-called problems, better put them in quotations

SUMMAH!! it's so soon!

excited to live with this woman next year:

kmud <3

paula poo

2010-04-28T20:42:00.000-06:00

day eleven --> a photo of you taken recently

cuz we're cool like that

2010-04-27T13:13:00.005-06:00

day ten --> a photo taken of you over 10 years ago

parker.hannah.sara.coleman.

#1!

2010-04-27T11:15:00.000-06:00

so i missed my blog's birthday.
on april 8th we turned one!
happy belated, sunshine! ha ha